Great news about Malala!

October 26, 2012 at 12:40 pm (anti-fascism, Anti-Racism, children, Civil liberties, Cross-post, good people, Human rights, humanism, Pakistan, solidarity, women, youth)

From Nick Lowles of  Hope Not Hate:

The BBC has just announced that Malala Yousafzai has stood up for the first time since being shot in the head by the Taliban. The 14-year-old was targeted after she led a campaign for girls to be educated.

This is really great news.

Thank you so much if you’re one of the  4,153 people who have so far signed her Get Well book.

 We are delivering the book to Malala early next week so we are making one last push to get more names.

 You may have already signed but can you now encourage your friends to do likewise?

 Malala is a symbol of hope against hate and the more people we can get to sign our Get Well book the better the message that sends to her.

 We will be delivering the Get Well book early next week so please ask your friends to sign today:

http://action.hopenothate.org.uk/page/m/4c18e7c/618c0651/6106672b/167f7587/2124584510/VEsF/

 This week is Hate Crime Awareness Week and we’ve done our bit to promote it. Today, we have put up two articles about Malala which are well worth a read. The first is by Gordon Brown, the former Prime Minister and who is now the UN Special Envoy for Global Education. He has launched a campaign to achieve education for all in Pakistan. We also have an article by Sara Khan, Director of Inspire, a Muslim women’s human rights group. She explains how Malala’s story can inspire Muslim women in the UK.

You can find both articles on http://action.hopenothate.org.uk/page/m/4c18e7c/618c0651/6106672b/167f7584/2124584510/VEsC/

 Let’s go into the weekend on a cheerful note. Please encourage your friends and family to sign Malala’s Get Well book and let her know how much she inspires us

Thanks

Nick